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TIL: In the film Jurassic Park (1993), the sound of the T. rex roar was a blend of various animal sounds. To create the fearsome roar, sound designer Gary Rydstrom combined the sounds of an elephant, a tiger, an alligator, and a baby crying.

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d87b7 TIL Article V of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty requires nuclear powers to sell nuclear bombs to non-nuclear powers if they are determined to be for peaceful explosive purposes by an international body.
epWvE TIL that the Sierra Madre Wisteria is the largest blossoming plant in the world. The Wistaria Vine has over 1.5 million blossoms and weighs over 250 tons.
j6NXR TIL That Harold Ross — co-founder and editor of The New Yorker magazine — dropped out of school at 13. He edited every issue of the magazine from the first until his death—a total of 1,399 issues.
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